Tags: 2012, africa, Aid, Business, Charity, East Africa, Energy, Farmers, Farming, health, help, IS, IT, Kenya, market, markets, Poverty, President, projects, quality, Radio, Rwanda, Sustainable development, technology, Total, U.S., UK, vice president
SC Johnson Introduces New Radio Technology to Remote Rwanda Communities
by AfricaBusiness.com on Feb 5, 2012
Project Shares On-Demand Educational Information with Pyrethrum Farmers in Developing World RACINE, Wis., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — SC Johnson has distributed 225 MP3-enabled Lifeplayer radios to remote farm communities in northern Rwanda. SC Johnson is the first to use this new technology in an educational project to support pyrethrum (py) farmers. Initially, the project [...]
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IDRI Supports the First Phase 1 Human Hookworm Vaccine Clinical Trial
by AfricaBusiness.com on Jan 31, 2012
SEATTLE, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) announced its technical support of the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s (Sabin) first ever Phase 1 clinical trial of a human hookworm vaccine candidate, which began last week in Brazil. The trial is a very significant and a critical step toward developing a vaccine that [...]
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Comviva Receives Prestigious Golden Peacock Innovation Award for 7th Consecutive Year
by AfricaBusiness.com on Jan 23, 2012
WebAxn Solution Recognized as the Most Innovative Product New Delhi, January 23, 2012– Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, today announced that it has been honored with the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award 2011’ for its ingenious effort towards democratizing internet access through its WebAxn solution. Comviva’s WebAxn allows operators [...]
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Medicago Announces Expansion of Pipeline with the Development of a Vaccine for Rabies
by AfricaBusiness.com on Jan 20, 2012
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG), a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that it has successfully completed initial studies towards the development of a new VLP vaccine candidate for rabies. Over the past 12 [...]

